Common Template Snippets

written by: Jeff McNear

Common Template Snippets

Featured Images

//Default WordPress
<?php the_post_thumbnail( 'thumbnail' ); ?>// Thumbnail (150 x 150 hard cropped)
<?php the_post_thumbnail( 'medium' ); ?> // Medium resolution (300 x 300 max height 300px)
<?php the_post_thumbnail( 'medium_large' ); ?>// Medium Large (added in WP 4.4) resolution
<?php the_post_thumbnail( 'large' );  ?>// Large resolution (1024 x 1024 max height 1024px)
<?php the_post_thumbnail( 'full' );  ?>// Full resolution (original size uploaded)
//With WooCommerce
<?php the_post_thumbnail( 'shop_thumbnail' ); ?>  // Shop thumbnail (180 x 180 hard cropped)
<?php the_post_thumbnail( 'shop_catalog' );  ?>  // Shop catalog (300 x 300 hard cropped)
<?php the_post_thumbnail( 'shop_single' );   ?>  // Shop single (600 x 600 hard cropped)

Linked Featured Image

<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" rel="bookmark">
<?php the_post_thumbnail( 'medium' ); ?></a>

Linked Page Title

<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_title(); ?></a>

Page Title

<?php the_title(); ?>

Published Date

<?php the_date(); ?>

Last Modified Date

<?php
$u_time = get_the_time('U'); 
$u_modified_time = get_the_modified_time('U'); 
if ($u_modified_time >= $u_time + 86400) { 
echo "<p>Last modified on "; 
the_modified_time('F jS, Y'); 
echo " at "; 
the_modified_time(); 
echo "</p> "; } 
?>

Past Author

<?php the_author(); ?>

Post Excerpt

<?php the_excerpt(); ?>

Post Content

<?php the_content(); ?>

Linked Post Categories

<?php the_category(', '); ?>

Unlinked Post Categories

<?php // to display categories without a link
  foreach ((get_the_category()) as $category) {
  echo $category->cat_name . ' ';
  }
?>

Linked Post Tages

<?php the_tags(); ?>

Unlinked Post Tags

<?php // to display tags without a link
  foreach ((get_the_tags()) as $tag) {
  echo $tag->name . ' ';
  }
?>

Pulling in an alternative Sidebar

simple version

<?php dynamic_sidebar( 'new_sidebar' ); ?>

conditional version

<?php if ( ! dynamic_sidebar( 'post-sidebar' ) ) : ?>
<?php endif; // end sidebar widget area ?>